What do/did you do for a living?


With the increasingly high priced items people own and are selling, I'm curious about the line of work people do or have done. I thought my $5k integrated was a massive investment, but seeing users searching for $100k speakers or $75k SET amplifiers has me curious about the varying lines of work people do to afford these items. 
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After four years as a Machinist Helper, another four years of apprenticeship and years of vocational training, I worked my way up through the ranks of the Mechanical/Electrical Field Tech. Division of one the two giant international electrical corps. After they closed their US operations in the late 80s, the wife and I decided to turn our part time photo work into a full time business. We opened a fully equipped studio and became very involved with in studio shoots and all manner of remote location, custom shoots. After a few years, the wife continued operating the photo business and I became involved in designing and building custom adaptions for medical equipment and for several years, was also involved with doing compliance work for the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act).
Over the past twenty-five years I have owned/operated my own canvas and upholstery businesses and have managed operations for others. I am now happily retired, but still have a small shop set up and do canvas/upholstery and mechanical work, mostly for friends and family.

Since the late 70s, I have had a love for audio and have shared that hobby with classic muscle cars, motorcycles and boating.

Happy listening ....Jim
(terrific thread)

I'm a freelance medical writer/home-office based (3rd career & the best).

35 yrs ago I had a wonderful ~$15K 2-channel system in living room of 1st house. Moved to this 2nd house 30 yrs ago, where there's no good place for audio--and all that 2-channel gear is still in the closet.

Now it's all desktop audio + headphones in home office (total ~$10K).

It all happened because I love music so much...
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